Croatia

Split

We arrived in Split on a Tuesday after a long night on the ferry, which was hard to sleep on, so I was quite tired. We weren’t able to meet with our couch surfing hosts until 11:00, so we ate some breakfast and walked around in the lovely town. It was really nice. The historical part is based in the old Diacletian’s Palace. It was interesting to see all that was restored and kept up over the many years. There were little placards all around the palace that told the history of the city. When we met up with our host, Vice, he was with his friend Dino and they took us to the apartment we would be living in for the next days. It was raining at the time, so we sat and talked about Croatian history and culture for a bit when Ivan walked in and joined us. They explained that people walk in and out of their apartment all day long and we definitely noticed that during our stay. A bit later, they took us out for coffee by the seaside when it was actually sunny. WE HAD SUN! For the first time in days. We met Ante and hung around until we went to Marjan, the hill from which you can see all of Split. It was absolutely gorgeous. Later when we made it home, we met Domo (our other host) and we watched the soccer game between Milan and Barcelona and had a few drinks with everybody. These kids were great. They were all quite unique and definitely made up an interesting group of friends. 

The rest of being in Split went basically the same way. It was quite relaxing and all we did was explore the city and hang out with our new friends, who were awesome! We learned so much about Croatian culture and history from them. We learned that the Croatians are a bit lazy, we will say and that the life style is incredibly laid back. At one point we asked Domo what his plans were for the day and all he said was, “I’ll probably just lie around all day.” Made me laugh. When it was time, it was really sad to have to leave our friends. We had such a good time with them and wanted to stay longer. 

Vice, Monika and Ante on Marjan

Verdict: Awesome!

Our hosts made it a great time for us. We really appreciated it. But next time I go to Croatia, I will have to stay longer. I would love to go in summer time and just sit around on the beach all day, like a true Croatian. I’m pretty sure I was born into the wrong country, if you ask me.